diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/hdm-i2c/hdm_i2c.c b/drivers/staging/most/hdm-i2c/hdm_i2c.c
index ba0263bb3d12..1d5b22927bcd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/most/hdm-i2c/hdm_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/most/hdm-i2c/hdm_i2c.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ enum { CH_RX, CH_TX, NUM_CHANNELS };
 
 /* IRQ / Polling option */
 static bool polling_req;
-module_param(polling_req, bool, S_IRUGO);
+module_param(polling_req, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(polling_req, "Request Polling. Default = 0 (use irq)");
 
 /* Polling Rate */